Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A review for the Star Giver by Katherine Boyer.

There is nothing as sweet as
a child who asks questions about the world around him or her.“Why is the sky blue?”“Where do babies come from?”are the two that immediately come to mind.In this case, Little Bear wants his mother to
tell him where the stars come from. It gives her a chance to tell him a Native
American folktale that will entertain him as well as relate a fascinating
story..With
beautiful l illustrations done in Native American colors, Mrs. Nielson
illustrates the story, as it unfolds through the word of Mother Bear and the
imagination of Little Bear.

The
Star Giver holds the stars close until night, when it is time to release them,
then waits until morning to finish his task.You will love sharing this story with your children at bedtime, as well
as any other time of the day.And she
tells you to look for the “secret on the last page of this book”.What is it?You need to get the book to find out.

From
her website: “Ginger Nielson lives at the top of a hill, near the edge of a
forest in semi-rural New Hampshire, USA. There is a magic wand on her desk, a
dragon in her basement, and a tiny elephant in her studio. Everything else is
nearly normal.”Sounds like a great
place for her imagination to run rampant through the wonderful, imaginative
stories that she illustrates, whether that of her own or another writer.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Our parents beautiful Log Home is for sale. On a hilltop in Southern Vermont it is both a hideaway, a peaceful retreat, and a place where the family and extended family can enjoy 67 acres of beauty, sports, and fun year round.

Welcome to my Journal

Welcome to my illustrator's journal. This is a glimpse into the world I inhabit most of the day. I live at the top of a hill near the edge of a forest.
There is a magic wand on my desk and a dragon in my basement.